13.4.2026

Monthly Publications, April 2026

“Monthly Publications” is a monthly summary by the School of Forest Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland, featuring scientific articles published during the month. This summary aims to make the latest research in forest sciences more accessible to practitioners, such as companies, policymakers, and forest owners, to enable more effective practical application of research findings. Researchers from the School of Forest Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland are highlighted in bold

  •  Heinonen T, Selkimäki M, Tokola T. 2026. Forest as visual landscape shields and the effect of management in spatial forest planning. Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 185, 103662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103662

  • Liu, C., Zhao, Y., Li, X., Yi, W., Pihlatie, M., Minkkinen, K., Li, X., Dai, G., Luo, W., Liu, X., Liu, Z., Dong, B., Ren, Y., Tuittila, E-S., Vesala, T., Peng, S., Feng, X. 2026. Transcontinental Divergence in Soil Carbon Stock Response to Decades of Wetland Drainage. Global Change Biology32, no. 3: e70797. https://doi-org.ezproxy.uef.fi:2443/10.1111/gcb.70797

  • Martín-Cortés, C., Porkhun, O., García-Pascual, B., Zhou, X., Hormazabal, C., Acuna, M., Ruano, A., Selkimäki, M., Mola- Yudego, B., Kymäläinen, H., Picchi, G. and Ramón González-Olabarria, J. 2026. 2D-CNN for tree stem detection and segmentation using data collected with a harvester-mounted mobile laser scanner. International Journal of Forest Engineering, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14942119.2026.2653269

  • Palander, T., Lamminsalo, J., Väätäinen, K., Muhonen, T. and Nuutinen, Y. 2026. Modelling of mechanized logging in uneven- and even-aged forest structures subject to continuous cover forestry. J. For. Res. 37, 98 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-026-02039-6

  • Zobitz J, Zhou X, Aaltonen H, Köster, E., Berninger, F., Pumpanen, J. and Köster K. 2026. Combined effects of site and
    model parameterization for soil respiration components in a Canadian wildfire chronosequence. Environmental Data
    Science. 2026;5:e7. doi:10.1017/eds.2026.10034

  • Tahvanainen, V., Roponen, J., Saini, B.S., Pajasmaa J., Shavazipour, B., Ruiz, F., Niemi, M.T., Takala, T., Vauhkonen, J., Miettinen, K. 2026. Advancing climate-smart forestry with an interactive decision-support tool that incorporates the preferences of private forest owners. Forest Policy and Economics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2026.103764
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